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Maria Benítez oral history interview: transcript

Date

2019-06-21

Description

Oral history interview with Maria Benítez conducted by Monserrath Hernández and Maribel Estrada Calderón on June 21, 2019 for the Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada Oral History Project. Maria Benítez is the image of a hardworking and determined Salvadoran woman. After facing adversity amidst the Salvadorian Civil War she talks about her journey as a nurse in El Salvador and migrating to the United States. Here in Las Vegas, she has worked as a cook on the Strip, been an active member of her church, and supported the education of her children selling pupusas. Subjects discussed include: El Salvador, Salvadorian Civil War, Migration, US Citizenship Documentation, and Judaism.

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Erica Mosca oral history interview: transcript

Date

2023-02-03

Description

Oral history interview with Erica Mosca conducted by Cecilia Winchell, Stefani Evans, and Jerwin Tiu on February 3, 2023 for the Reflections: the Las Vegas Asian American and Pacific Islander Oral History Project. In this interview, Mosca reflects on her life journey from a low-income Asian American to a current serving Nevada State Assemblywoman. She recalls that most of her childhood was in Palm Springs, California where she enjoyed a diverse community of students within her education system. It was not until she moved to Navato, California where she first experienced the economic and resource gap between economically diverse areas. Mosca went on to be involved in a college readiness program and received a scholarship to Boston University. After college, Mosca went on to work for Teach for America where she was stationed on the east side of Las Vegas at Goldfarb Elementary School where she grew a passion for leadership. She eventually returned to school and graduated from Harvard University, returning to Las Vegas to start her nonprofit "Leaders in Training." Mosca hopes to inspire change in her communities by enacting legislation and initiatives targeted towards the communities she was and continutes to be a part of.

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Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate University of Nevada, Las Vegas, November 29, 1984

Date

1984-11-29

Description

Includes meeting agenda and minutes with additional information about bylaws and memorandums.

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Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, January 3, 1984

Date

1984-01-03

Description

Includes meeting agenda and minutes along with additional information about the memorandum and senate bylaws. CSUN Session 14 Meeting Minutes and Agendas.

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Interview with Byron Leo Ristvet, April 17, 2006

Date

2006-04-17

Description

Narrator affiliation: Containment scientist, Defense Threat Reduction Agency, Dept. of Defense

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Interview with Philip Lyle Ulmer, January 11, 2005

Date

2005-01-11

Description

Narrator affiliation: Manager, Protective Force, Wackenhut Services, Inc.

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Interview with Dale Fraser, March 2, 2005

Date

2005-03-02

Description

Narrator affiliation: General Manager, Reynolds Electrical and Engineering Company (REECo)

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Interview with Linda (Mack) Smith, October 6, 2006

Date

2006-10-06

Description

Narrator affiliation: Deputy Manager Nevada Operations Office, U.S. Department of Energy; Nevada Test Site Historical Foundation

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Interview with Robert Nelson, June 30, 2004

Date

2004-06-30

Description

Narrator affiliation: Deputy Manager, Department of Energy Nevada Operations Office; Episcopal Priest

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Brandon Snook oral history interview: transcript

Date

2018-03-14

Description

Oral history interview with Brandon Snook conducted by Barbara Tabach on March 14, 2018 for the Remembering 1 October Oral History Project. In this interview, Colonel Brandon Snook describes his military career as a trauma surgeon and his job at Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas, Nevada, where he has been stationed since 2004. He shares details about Sustained Medical and Readiness Trained (SMART), a program that brings physicians, nurses, and technicians from the around the world to the University Medical Center of Southern Nevada (UMC) for intensive medical training. Snook also discusses the night of the October 1, 2017 mass shooting when he and others from Nellis were called in to UMC to treat the injured.

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